These days, unless an environmental issue is presented on a scale such as that depicted in doomsday movies (think oceans swallowing cities or asteroids crashing into the Earth), it can be easy to ignore or dismiss. Rising sea levels are a direct effect of climbing...
In his 1968 book, The Population Bomb, Stanford University biologist Paul Ehrlich made a terrifying prediction that the human population was on a rapid path to extinction because there were simply too many of us and demand would exceed the supply of the Earth’s...
Last month I wrote about some of what I had learned as a result of my study of a small island in the Florida Keys. I noted that I was often amazed at how much of history could be elucidated through a study of place rather than only through linear history. For me...
Unlike other fuel users, which have renewable energy options such as wind, solar, or water-powered energy, almost all (93%) of transportation fuel comes from petroleum. Petroleum is a finite resource, and the process of extracting crude oil and then burning petroleum...
Given the change in national administration, and the resulting worries of the environmental and scientific community, one of the most important causes to get yourself involved with is protecting our environment. Environmental protection has emerged as an issue that...
